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Fidel Castro

Name in Native Language: "Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz" (ES-419)
Politician / Lawyer / Partisan (military) / Journalist / Revolutionary / Statesman | * 08/13/1926 († 90, 11/25/2016) | Birán (Cuba)
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz ( KASS-troh, Latin American Spanish: [fiˈðel aleˈxandɾo ˈkastɾo ˈrus]; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2008. Ideologically a Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist, he also served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1965 until 2011. Under his administration, Cuba became a one-party communist state; industry and business were nationalized, and socialist reforms were implemented throughout society. Born in Birán, the son of a wealthy Spanish farmer, Castro adopted leftist and anti-imperialist ideas while studying law at the University of Havana. After participating in rebellions against right-wing governments in the Dominican Republic and Colombia, he planned the overthrow of Cuban president Fulgencio Batista, launching a failed attack on the Moncada Barracks in 1953. After a year's imprisonment, Castro travelled to Mexico where he formed a revolutionary group, the 26th of July Movement, with his brother Raúl Castro and Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Returning to Cuba, Castro took a k... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | History | Drama

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Awards & Nominations for Fidel Castro

Hero of the Soviet Union 3x Order of Lenin Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Order of the October Revolution Collar of The Order of The White Lion Order of the Star of the Romanian Socialist Republic Order of Georgi Dimitrov Grand Cross of The Order of Polonia Restituta Order of Jamaica Order of Merit (Jamaica) Order of Karl Marx Grand Cross of The Order of The Aztec Eagle Order of Klement Gottwald Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella Grand Collar of The Order of Good Hope Grand Cross of The National Order of Mali Order of Prince Yaroslav The Wise, 1st Class Order of the Liberator Order of the Crown of the Realm Order of the Quetzal Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo Star of People's Friendship Confucius Peace Prize Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights Lenin Peace Prize Emblem of The Republic Order of Merit, 1st Class Honorary Doctorate of The National University of San Marcos Order of Timor-Leste Order of Ho Chi Minh Order of Omar Torrijos Herrera Order of Agostinho Neto Order of Belize Order of the Nile Order of The Yugoslavian Great Star Bintang Mahaputra Adipurna Order of José Martí Order of Eduardo Mondlane, 1st Class
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Movies with Fidel Castro as Actor(81)

as Self (archive footage)2020 I Am Jackie O
as Self (archive footage)2020 537 Votes
as Self (archive footage)2020 Wasp Network
as Self (archive footage)2019 Laboratory Greece
as Self (archive footage)2019 The Irishman
as Self (archive footage)2019 ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium
as Self (archive footage)2018 Karl Marx und seine Erben
as Himself (archive footage)2018 Cuba, un aller et un retour
as Himself (archive footage)2018 Another Day of Life
as Self (archive footage)2018 Chavismo: The Plague of the 21st Century
as himself2017 Cuba and the Cameraman
as himself2017 Elián
as himself2017 Nobody
as Self (archive footage)2015 Laissez-faire
as Self (archive footage)2012 Ethel
as himself2012 Castro in Winter
as Self (segment "Diary of a Beginner") (archive footage)2012 7 Days in Havana
as Self (archive footage)2012 The Man Who Saved the World
as Himself (archive footage)2011 Santiago Files
as Himself (archive footage)2010 Being Fidel Castro
as Self (archive footage)2010 The Kennedy Detail
as Self (archive footage)2010 The Inconclusive Independence
as Self (archive footage)2009 Did the Mob Kill JFK?
as Self (archive footage)2009 South of the Border
as Self (archive footage)2008 La rabbia di Pasolini
as Self (archive footage)2007 Oswald's Ghost
as Himself (archive footage)2007 Lejos de la isla
as Self (archive footage)2007 The War on Democracy
as Self (archive footage)2006 638 Ways to Kill Castro
as himself2006 Looking for Fidel
as Self (archive footage)2005 The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as himself2004 Looking For Fidel
as Self (archive footage)2004 Salvador Allende
as himself2003 Comandante
as Himself (archive footage)2003 The Fog of War
as Himself (archive footage)2002 Cuban Rafters
as Self (archive footage)2002 Naqoyqatsi
as Himself (footage)2001 The Cuban Game
as Self (archive footage)2001 Dear Fidel: Marita's Story
as Himself (archive footage)1999 The Secret KGB JFK Assassination Files
as Self (archive footage)1992 Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
as Self (archive footage)1991 JFK
as Self (archive footage)1988 American Expose: Who Murdered JFK?
as Self (archive footage)1987 Brascuba
as Self - Politician (archive footage)1984 Improper Conduct
as Self - Prime Minister of Cuba (archive footage)1980 On Company Business
as himself1980 The Necessary War
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1977 A Grin Without a Cat
as himself1977 My Brother, Fidel
as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)1974 General Idi Amin Dada
as himself1974 Waiting for Fidel
as Self (archive footage)1974 The Society of the Spectacle
as Él mismo1972 El Diálogo de América
as Él mismo1972 I Am a Son of America
as himself1971 Fidel
as Self (archive footage)1969 Topaz
as Himself (archive footage)1968 The Hour of the Furnaces
as Himself (uncredited)1967 Far from Vietnam
as Himself (archive footage)1962 Death to the Invader
as Self - Cuban Politician (uncredited)1961 ¡Cuba Sí!
as himself1960 Yanki No!
as himself1960 General Assembly
as Himself (uncredited)1959 Cuban Rebel Girls

TV Shows/Series with Fidel Castro as Actor(10)

as Self (archive footage)2022 Le Siècle des icônes
as Self (archive footage)2021 How to Become a Tyrant
as himself2021 Spycraft
as Self (archive footage)2018 Bobby Kennedy for President
as Self (archive footage)2018 Explained
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2015 Mr. Robot
as Self (archive footage)2011 Mentiras verdaderas
as Self (archive footage)1984 Informe especial
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Citizenship: Cuba
Born: Friday, 08/13 1926 (August) in Birán (Cuba)
Died: Friday, 11/25 2016 (November) in Havana (aged: 90)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: Spanish (ES, native language)
Educated at: University of Havana, Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
Member of: Party of the Cuban People – Orthodox, 26th of July Movement
Spouses (current/former): Mirta Díaz-Balart, Dalia Soto del Valle
Children: Alina Fernández, Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart
Siblings: Juanita Castro, Ramón Castro Ruz, Raúl Castro, Lidia Castro Argota, Emma Castro
Father: Ángel Castro y Arguíz
Mother: Lina Ruz González
Other names for Fidel Castro (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz"
"El caballo" (Nickname)
"Líder Máximo" (Nickname)
Fidel Castro frequently works together with these people:
Richard Nixon (18x, Actor)
John F. Kennedy (16x, Actor)
Oliver Stone (14x, Crew)
Salvador Allende (12x, Actor)
Chris Marker (11x, Crew)
Sam Esmail (10x, Crew)
Robert F. Kennedy (9x, Actor)
Lyndon B. Johnson (8x, Actor)
Jackie Gleason (7x, Actor)
Che Guevara (7x, Actor)
Jacqueline Kennedy (6x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:322339, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024